In that sacred realm, the world is said to be eternal, enduring until the very end of time. It is inhabited by great souls, steadfast in their wisdom and free from passion, whose presence fills the land with a sense of timelessness and peace. This region, renowned both in heaven and on earth, bears the name Uttarakurus, honoring those seven illustrious beings. Its fame is unwavering, echoing through the ages. Then Rudra spoke, promising to describe in order the four chief mountains, each delightful and filled with the songs of birds. These mountains, with their many peaks, are adorned by a multitude of birds and serve as playgrounds for the gods and their celestial women. Their heights resound with the melodious songs of kinnaras, and they are continually refreshed by cool, gentle, and fragrant breezes, enhancing their beauty even further. Rudra called the listeners “sinless ones,” inviting them to hear the names of these shining mountains in all four directions. In the east stands Chaitraratha; in the south, Gandhamadana—both possess clear waters and are divided into nine regions by their own power. Within these regions, groves abound, filled with goddesses who play joyfully in various places. The entire landscape is delightful, alive with the songs of birds, adorned with sacred fords strewn with jewels, and blessed by waters of great merit. Throughout these regions, ingenious water devices create great sounds; branches hang low, vibrating with the activity of flocks of birds and bees. Lakes adorned with lotuses, blue lilies, and kahlaras are nestled among the four mountains, each possessing its own unique qualities. Arunoda lies to the east, Manasa is remembered in the south, Asitoda in the west, and Mahabhadra in the north; all these lakes are adorned with kumudas, white lotuses, and kahlaras. Rudra then described the mountains of Arunodayasya, the eastern ones, naming them for the listeners: Vikanka, Manishringa, Supatra, the great Upala, Mahanila, Kumbha, Subindu, and Madana. Venunaddha, Sumeda, Nishadha, and Devaparvata are counted among the foremost sacred mountains, with other excellent peaks also present. East of Mandara are the Siddha mountains, filled with delight; to the south of Lake Manasa rise the great hills. He continued, listing the names for understanding: Shailastri, Shishira, and the supreme mountain, as well as Kapi, Shatamaksha, Turaga, Sānumān, Tāmrāha, Visha, and Shvetodana. Samula, Sarala, Ratnaketu, Ekamula, Mahashringa, Gajamula, and Shavaka are further named. Panchashaila, Kailasa, and Himavan—the supreme mountain—stand out, and then Rudra spoke of the great northern mountains: Kapila, Pingala, Bhadra, Sarasa the great mountain, Kumuda, Madhuman, Garjana, and Markata. In the west, the foremost and splendid mountains remembered are Krishna, Pandava, Sahasrashirasa, Pariyatra, Shailendra, and Shrngavan. To the north of Lake Mahabhadra, Rudra described the mountains situated there: Hamsakuta the great mountain, Vrishahamsa, Kapinjala, Shailendra, and Indrashaila with its ridges. Nila, Kanakashringa, Shatashringa, Pushkara, Meghashaila, Viraja, Jaruchi, and Shailendra are remembered as the northern ones. Among these chief mountains in the north, Rudra urged the sages to listen in order to the plains, inner valleys, and lakes. Rudra then described a wondrous valley, nestled between the borders of the great mountain and Kumuda, nourished by birds and inhabited by various creatures. There lies a splendid lake, three hundred yojanas long and one hundred yojanas wide, filled with divine, clear water and delightful to behold. It is adorned with fragrant lotuses the size of a droṇa and with great lotuses bearing a thousand hundred petals. This sacred lake, known as Śrīsaras, shines luminously here and there, and is inhabited by gods, dānavas, gandharvas, and mighty serpents. Its waters are clear and it serves as a refuge for all beings. Amidst the lotus forest, a single great lotus stands, its countless petals gleaming with the radiance of the rising sun, always sweetly blossoming and gently moving in a perfect circle. Rich with beautiful clusters of stamens and resounding with the hum of intoxicated bees, the center of this lotus is the abode of the goddess herself, Śrī. Truly, Lakṣmī abides there in embodied form, ever-present and without doubt. On the shore of this lake, attended always by siddhas, stands a great and lovely grove of bilva trees, continually bearing flowers and fruit. This grove spreads a hundred yojanas wide and two hundred yojanas long, with towering peaks half a krośa high. It is crowded with great trees, their branches numbering in the thousands and their trunks massive. The fruits are as numerous as thousands, green and pale, fragrant and tasting like nectar, each the size of a drum. With fallen and falling fruits, the ground and the forest interior are strewn, and this place is renowned in all the worlds as Śrīvana. Śrīvana is filled with gods and other beings from all eight directions, served by munis who subsist on bilva fruits and perform acts of merit. There, Śrī is always present, attended by hosts of siddhas. Between each pair of mountain lords and jeweled peaks lies a space a hundred yojanas wide and two hundred yojanas long. Within these spaces, pure lotus groves are frequented by siddhas and cāraṇas, where a blossom held by Lakṣmī shines as if ever blazing. These forests, encircled by great trees with massive trunks and peaks half a krośa high, shine golden with blooming branches at their summits, completing the picture of this divine and blessed land, where the presence of Śrī and the beauty of nature endure eternally.